STARRING

Rajeev Khandelwal and others.

DIRECTOR

Rajkumar Gupta

STORY

The film belongs to thriller genre and revolves around a London based doctor Aamir (Rajeev Khandelwal), who returns to Mumbai but finds nobody from his family is waiting at the airport. Even the landline phone at home is not being answered by anybody. Suddenly, a cell phone is hurled at him and told to follow orders, which he follows out of fear. The doctor is made to go to dingy areas of Mumbai like in the lanes, by- lanes, cheap restaurants, nameless pimps, whores overcrowded markets- a completely different world he hardy knew.

The story is totally unconventional and has no heroine in it. Even the location chosen for the shooting has been the underbelly of Mumbai and not the stunning locales of the US or Europe. However, the story appeals to the audience as it could happen to any of them.

PERFORMANCE

Rajeev Khandelwal makes a superlative debut with this unconventional bollywood flick and shows great potential. The actor shows the deep understanding of his craft and comes out a winner. He is excellent in showing emotions and helplessness through his eyes in the latter part of the movie.

The direction of Rajkumar Gupta is very good and the sensitive subject has been handled with expertise. The director has not only extracted the superb performance from his actor, but also executed the plot very well. The cinematography of the film is good, while background score is in accordance with the mood of the subject matter of the film. The editing of the film is crisp.

STARDUST VERDICT

This is a good film but has been made keeping in mind discerning viewers only and will appeal to them in multiplexes. The film has a message to convey and succeeds in that but box office success is a different matter altogether.